EP 0527452 A1 19930217 - Cloth amount detector in washing machine.
Title (en)
Cloth amount detector in washing machine.
Title (de)
Wäschemengenerfassung in Waschmaschine.
Title (fr)
Détection de la quantité de linge dans les machines à laver.
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 20059291 A 19910809
Abstract (en)
A cloth amount detecting device in a washing machine including a process controller for controlling a process of washing, rinsing and spin-drying cloths put into the washing machine is designed to detect the amount of the cloths. If the user of the washing machine changes the level of water within the washing machine to a different water level after the amount of cloths has been detected, a reference value used to determine the amount of cloths is updated by learning in dependence on the water level so changed by the user and the number of waveforms of a drive motor, thereby to accomplish a determination faithful to the amount of cloths. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 34/18 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2101/00 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] EP 0252817 A1 19880113 - CIAPEM [FR]
- [A] GB 2008286 A 19790531 - PHILIPS NV
- [A] US 4779430 A 19881025 - THURUTA SIZUO [JP], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0527452 A1 19930217; EP 0527452 B1 19961211; CN 1030845 C 19960131; CN 1070703 A 19930407; DE 69215786 D1 19970123; DE 69215786 T2 19970410; JP 3070165 B2 20000724; JP H0679085 A 19940322; KR 930004559 A 19930322; KR 960011496 B1 19960823; US 5275025 A 19940104
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 92113512 A 19920807; CN 92108752 A 19920723; DE 69215786 T 19920807; JP 20059291 A 19910809; KR 920014107 A 19920806; US 92527792 A 19920806